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US closing eight coal-fired power plants in Tennessee

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 15, 2013 | 2:56 pm Energy Europe Coal 

The Tennessee Valley Authority, one of the US five largest users of coal for electricity generation, said Thursday it would close down eight coal-fired power units with 3,300 megawatts of capacity. The decision, said the local authorities, was driven by...

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